Product Manager - SwitchGear

Vertiv Group Corporation; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv Group Corporation is seeking a senior leader to drive the switchgear business in Asia, focusing on upstream switchboard solutions for critical infrastructure. The role aims to establish Vertiv as a leader in data center power distribution and to expand technical capability and market presence across Asia.

The candidate will work with factories and engineering teams to support presales through post-sales activities, acting as the SME and formulating strategies to triple the business in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering required.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in electrical power distribution market in SEA/NA/ANZ.
• Preferable 7+ years in switchboard and power distribution products.
• Strong knowledge of electrical standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive switchboard business strategy in Asia.
• Coordinate with factories and engineering to support presales to post-sales as SME.
• Develop application engineering, proposal-building, and post-sales project management capabilities in the region.
• Analyze market size, VOC, and requirements; work with engineering on winning products.

Skills

Electrical power dist.

Data Center knowl.

Asia market knowledge

Leadership

Presentation skills

People management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

The position is required to lead, and drive Switchgear business in Asia , with a clear focus of upstream Switchboard solution for the critical infrastructure in Asia Region. The position is to establish Vertiv a leader as AC Power distribution solution provider in Data Center space. The position requires to develop Asia technical capability and Vertiv expertise in the space and develop the business. At the initial stage, the position requires coordination with factories and engineering to support presales to post-sales support to customer and be the SME. The position will create a compelling strategy to grow Swicthboard business 3x in the region in 3 years

Responsibilities:

• The responsibility includes supporting customers and the sales team in pre-sales application engineering support with help of factory
• Work Closely with consultants and customers to hard spec Vertiv to differentiate ourselves from competition
• The role is to develop Application engineering, proposal building team and post sales project management support capability in the region.
• The responsibility includes understanding of market size, have market studies, collecting Voice of Customers, market requirements, and work with engineering to develop winning product and solutions.
• The role includes enabling sales team so that the team can effectively pitch to the client
• Create Competitive strategy and position our products in the market.
• Support technical queries and work with vendors/partners to provide full solutions to customer.
• Help sales team to technically present to customer
• The role requires to create and develop the organization within the matrix structure that is best suited to grow the business
• The role requires review the funnel with sales and present switchboard products to manufacturing entity.
• The role is responsible to identify product gap, decide product strategy, Launch new products, drive demand with help if sales org and marketing

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical engineering, preferably with experience of working in data centre/critical infrastructure field
• Minimum 10 years’ or more experience in electrical power distribution market in SEA/NA and/or ANZ
• Preferably knowledgeable in Swicthboard industry and power distribution product for more than 7 years
• In-depth knowledge of standards in electrical power distribution field
• In-depth knowledge of our competitors’ landscape, Standards and design practices, emerging technologies in Asia market,
• Knowledge of Data Center applications in power system design and architecture
• Technical presentation skills and skilled in customer and consultant interaction
• People management capabilities
• Excellent interpersonal skills with peers to work in matrix organization
• Good planning capability
• Good written, oral communication and presentation skills, with experience working with people across multi-cultural environment.
• Self-motivated and work on own initiative; good team player
• Action- and results-orientated with a passion for success
• Learning agility and the ability to stay abreast of trends and strategic landscape.
• Display strong communication and teamwork attributes working with all internal and external stakeholders

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS:

Safety. Integrity.Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• High-Performance Culture
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

OUR BEHAVIORS

• Own It
• Act With Urgency
• Foster a Customer-First Mindset
• Think Big and Execute
• Lead by Example
• Drive Continuous Improvement
• Learn and Seek Out Development

At Vertiv, we’re on a mission to empower the people that will power the future. From a simple swipe to life-changing medicines, from push notifications to generative AI. We design, manufacture, and service the products and solutions that keep the world connected. With $6.9 billion in revenue, a strong customer base and global reach spanning over 130 countries, we are uniquely positioned to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.

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